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SWEATT v. STATE

57033.

149 Ga. App. 717 (1979)

256 S.E.2d 28

SWEATT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 4, 1979.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. DeVaney, for appellant.

Richard E. Allen, District Attorney, Michael C. Eubanks, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

SHULMAN, Judge.

This appeal follows defendant's conviction for theft of a motor vehicle. See Code Ann. § 26-1813. We affirm.

1. At trial, defense counsel made an opening statement following the close of the state's evidence. In his opening statement, defense counsel related that he expected to prove that two others stole the truck; that appellant was a hitchhiker who had the misfortune of being a passenger...

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